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For the second time in as many games, the Lassen Lady Grizzly basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit, this time , however, Lassen could not maintain it’s lead in a 46-41 loss to Central Valley High School, Friday, (1/30).

Lassen trailed the Lady Falcons, 20-11 at halftime but the Lady Grizzlies scored the first 13 points of the third quarter to take the lead. Central Valley then ended the period with 17 unanswered points to lead 37-24 heading into the final quarter. Lassen made a push but came up five points short.

Xochitl Salinas led Lassen with 18 points. The loss drops Lassen to 1-4 in the NAL, (6-10 overall). Corning is currently in first place at 5-0, with Central Valley second at 4-1. Lassen will be at home, Wednesday, Feb. 4th, for a non-conference game with Sparks High School.

Junior Varsity 

Lassen – 53

Central Valley – 27

Freshmen

Lassen – 50

Central Valley – 5

The Lassen High wrestlers out-pointed Central Valley 44-35 in an NAL dual meet, Wednesday, (1/28) at Lassen High School.

Individual Results

121 lbs. Byron Treece – wins by pin.

127 lbs. Zane Suarez – wins by forfeit.

132 lbs. Kyle Gibson – wins by forfeit.

137 lbs. Taft Memmot – wins 5-4 decision.

162 lbs. Tyler Deering – wins by forfeit.

173 lbs. Dominic Miller – wins by forfeit.

191 lbs. Darren Lee – wins by pin.

217 lbs. Luke Peterson – wins by technical fall, 15-0.

Lassen will travel to Corning, Saturday, Jan. 31st, for the Corning Invitational Tournament. 

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The Lassen Grizzly boys and girls soccer teams traveled to West Valley Thursday, (1/29) for a pair of NAL high school matches. Both teams ended their matches with 0-0 ties.

Lassen Boys

Lassen – 0

West Valley – 0

While the game officially counts as a tie, West Valley did win the shoot-out, 3-2, which could factor into playoff seedings. “I think we’ll be ahead of them when it’s all over.” Said Lassen head coach, Dennis Michaels. The Grizzlies are now 4-2-2 in NAL matches, 6-3-2, overall.

Lassen Girls

Lassen – 0

West Valley – 0

The tie gives the Lady Grizzlies a 6-0-2, conference record (1st place). West Valley is 6-1-1.

Both Lassen squads return home to Riverside Park, Tuesday, Feb. 3rd, to face The Anderson Cubs. First match begins at 3:15 p.m.

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The Herlong High School ladies basketball team endured a five hour bus ride and some questionable officiating to win their 11th straight game, Tuesday, (1/27). The Lady Vikings came home from Elk Creek High School with a 34-23 victory over the Lady Elks.

Once again, defense was the hallmark of Herlong’s win as the Lady Vikings limited Elk Creek to just ten points through the first three quarters of play. Andrea “Peanut” Owen, led the Herlong offensive attack with 14 points. She also pulled down 12 rebounds and blocked six shots. Freshman, Rachel Silva, added eight points  as the Lady Vikings improved to 4-0 in Pioneer League play. Herlong is 12-5 overall.

Herlong has a bit of break before resuming play, Tuesday, Feb. 3rd, at Princeton High School. 

High School Basketball

Boys 

Anderson -57

Lassen – 47

Early offensive struggles doom Grizzlies.

Leading Lassen scorers:

Jeremy Bowles – 16

Loren Rainey – 12

JP Faulkner – 12

Lassen is now 1-3 in NAL play

Girls

Lassen – 50

Anderson – 46

Lady Grizzlies overcome ten point second half deficit to earn first conference victory. Lassen head coach Paul Moore said, “Taylor Waddell played her best game of the year.” Tyana Zinn had ten steals to aid Lassen’s come from behind win.

Leading Lassen scorer:

Xochitle Salinas – 15

Lasdy Grizzlies now 1-3 in NAL play.

Lassen JV defeat Anderson 46-25. Anderson freshmen beat Lassen, 54-49 in overtime.

High School Soccer

Boys

Corning – 2

Lassen – 1

“Damn fine match.” Said Lassen head coach, Dennis Michaels.”Hopefully we will see these guys again in the final match of the year.” The loss drops Lassen to 4-2-1 in NAL conference play.

Note: Lassen picked up an NAL win, as West Valley was forced to forfeit an earlier season victory over the Grizzlies due to an ineligible player. 

Another stout defensive performance from Herlong High Schools Lady Viking basketball team led Herlong to a 42-17 road victory over Downieville, Friday, (1/23)

Herlong allowed just four Downieville points through the first three quarters while the offense put up 36 points over the same span. “We’re starting to hit on all cylinders, both offensively and defensively.” Said Herlong head coach Ken Berry. Herlong’s Reanna Retterath’s 14 points led theLady Vikings offensive attack. Andrea “Peanut” Owen finished the night with 12 points and Tina Berry scored ten for the Lady Vikings. Retterath also had 15 rebounds, with Owen pulling down 13 boards.

Herlong’s 10th straight win puts their season record at 11-5 and 3-0 in Pioneer league play. Tonight, (Jan. 27th), Herlong takes on second place Elk Creek High School in Elk Creek. The Elks are also 11-5, (2-1 in the Pioneer League). The Lady Vikes defeated Elk Creek, 39-31 in a preseason contest.

Note: I have been attending a board of trustees conference in Sacramento the past four days,  our apologies for the delayed updates. We will get caught up and back on track, so keep your submissions coming.

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Submitted by Coach J.C. Eaglesmith

Friday – Jan. 23rd

@ Portola – 70

Greenville – 16

Again, as with Quincy, we’ve been provided copius opportunity to practice against full-court presses—- even when down by 30 points or more!

Portola’s ball-handling & rebounding skill levels were far above ours.  Mostly due to the full court press.  Portola was easily on their way to scoring 100 with a 48-14 at the half.   We decided to hold the ball & utilize the shot-clock throughout the 2nd half, which negated our own scoring, hence the 70-16 final.  Several fans & family supporters asked why they continued pressing with such a large lead.  Of course the answer was; 1) Because they can— it is legal you know!  and  2) They have a need to (they have that answer).  Portola did finally back off the press in the 2nd half & dropped down into a zone, which allowed us to hold on to the ball for most of the 35 second shot clock and also let the clock run down on their last possession without shooting to finally end the game.  So even with these tactics the score (70-16) was not that close! Haha

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“In twenty years of coaching, I’ve never thought a game was fixed, but tonight…” Those were a few of the words from Lassen High School Lady Grizzly head basketball coach Paul Moore, following Lassen Highs 69-57 NAL loss to West Valley High School, Thursday night, (1/22).

The Lassen High Lady Grizzlies built a 34-14 lead over the West Valley Lady Eagles, Thursday night at West Valley. (Before we go on, let us stress the at West Valley part of this story).

With Lassen leading 34-14, both teams had shot ten free throws. By the time the game ended, West Valley had shot 62 free throws, to Lassen’s 20, and the Eagles had a home victory in hand.  

While I was not a personal attendee of this game, (but I have witnessed many a comeback),  I can’t keep myself from thinking something is terribly askew, and that no other stat is really worth discussing. Two teams, neither of which has a notable talent advantage (West Valley 7-10, Lassen 5-8). Home team down by 20. Free throw attempts even at ten apiece, and then BAM !. The visiting team loses it’s mind and sends the opponent to the free throw line 52 times… But the team leading by 20, shoots just ten free throws the  … Click the headline to continue reading this LSN Story

After Tuesday’s (1/20)  2-2 tie with Yreka, Lassen High head soccer coach, Dennis Michaels was not happy. “It was not a pretty match.’ Said Michaels following the contest. Thursday, (1/22), at Yreka, Michaels was much happier following Lassen’s 3-2 victory over the same Yreka Miners. “Much, much, much better.” Said the Grizzlies head coach.

The Grizzlies got two goals from sophomore, Jordan Guess and a third goal from Juan Castrejano in the teams 3-2 victory over Yreka. “Even if it had been a loss,” said Michaels, “it was a far better played game.” The win pushes Lassen’s NAL record to 3-2-1. Adrian Orozco and Gabriel Galvez were credited with assists for the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies next face Corning High School at Riverside Park, Tuesday, Jan. 23rd. The Cardinals are undefeated on the year and beat Lassen 4-1 earlier this season. ” It’s a grudge match, for fun,” said Michaels, “and that’s the best kind of match.” 

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The Lassen High Grizzly wrestlers took on West Valley High School in dual meet action, Wednesday, (1/21). Here are the results. 

Varsity

Team Score:

West Valley – 42

Lassen – 33 

121 lbs.Byron Treece – win by pin.

127 lbs. Zane Suarez – win by pin.

132 lbs. Kyle Gibson – win by 9-6 decision.

137 lbs. Taft Memmott – win by forfeit.

191 lbs. Darren Lee – win by pin.

217 lbs. Luke Peterson – win by pin.

Junior Varsity

127 lbs. Derek Dennis – win by 9-7 decision.

132 lbs. Dan Pudlicki – win by pin. 

142 lbs. Jake Gilmore – win by pin.

Lassen will next wrestle, Jan. 28th, at Central Valley, in a conference dual meet. The Grizzlies then travel to Corning for the Corning Invitational Tournament, Jan. 31st.

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